A visit to the McIntosh Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the McIntosh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McIntosh Cemetery:
43.2697, -91.8835
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies just to the east northeast of the McIntosh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McIntosh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the McIntosh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McIntosh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Madison Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- East Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The East Madison Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Madison Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Springfield Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Haug Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Haug Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- The Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Benedict Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
- Phelps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- The Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeway Community Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Clement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- Calmar Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Bridgets Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
- United Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The United Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- Bruvold Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bruvold Farm Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruvold Farm Cemetery
- Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Washington Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freeport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Freeport Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McIntosh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McIntosh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spillville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Decorah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Calmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bluffton is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Festina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Protivin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kendallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kendallville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Cresco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vernon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Navan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Navan is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Jackson Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Junction is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Saint Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Frankville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frankville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Castalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Waucoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highlandville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Hesper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hesper is also located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Douglass
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Quandahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Mabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the McIntosh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McIntosh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Canton
- Cresco
- Decorah
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the McIntosh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the McIntosh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the McIntosh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458920 (McIntosh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458920 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridgeway
- Location given for McIntosh Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2696937 Lon: -91.8834919
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Winneshiek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McIntosh Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |